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Want to Cut Complexity? Kill Your Darlings.

In the CEO Afterlife

The strategy I’ve grown to love and count on over a 45-year career is do less, better. A long time ago, this ethic saved a near-bankrupt company that I had a part in restructuring. Branding Human Resources Leadership Life Marketing Strategy Bob Olodort CEO Complexity Culture Focus Jacobs Suchard Nabob Sacrifice Samsung Vision'

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The Essence of Strategy (Part 2) | In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife

The Essence of Strategy (Part 2). by John • October 30, 2011 • Human Resources , Leadership , Marketing , Strategy • 4 Comments. The ethic of more balls in the air, more chances of success lurks in their subconscious. Leadership , Marketing , Strategy. Human Resources.

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Business Proverbs and BS | In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife

by John • September 26, 2011 • Human Resources , Leadership • 3 Comments. Ultimately, customers will respect you for your honesty and your service ethic; if they don’t. Formerlife: CEO of Jacobs Suchard (Nabob, Kraft), Strategy/Branding Consultant. Human Resources. In the CEO Afterlife.

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20 Reasons Why Companies Should Do Less Better

In the CEO Afterlife

The added complexity and loss of focus on the Nike brand was a lesson well-learned and it didn’t take Nike long to see the error of their ways. Cutting through the clutter requires giving up something of value such as brands and products for the sake of other considerations. Have they also lost their way? This is strategic sacrifice.

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People Do Business With You…But Why?

Women on Business

Red Zone Marketing’s “Why”: We focus our efforts on finding simple, common sense and inexpensive alternatives to creating growth in a business. We are committed to designing smart marketing strategies – not the flashiest or most complex. It help to get right decision and preparing future business and marketing strategies.

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Green Company, Red Products, Black Ink | In the CEO Afterlife

In the CEO Afterlife

by John • July 10, 2011 • Leadership , Strategy • 0 Comments. Whether the CEO is driven by personal ethics, a socially changing world, or headlines praising “sustainable” organizations, business is finally responding to the green trend—albeit slower than many would like to see. Human Resources. Leadership.

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Stop Managing Your Career

In the CEO Afterlife

More than ever, people are seeking mentors, “branding” themselves and carefully managing their careers in order to dash up that quintessential corporate ladder. Let’s be honest; at the heart of seeking out a mentor, personal branding and career management is one undeniable fact – IT IS ALL ABOUT YOU. You owe it to yourself.

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